I will be keeping "Ave Maria" for my long program this season. I really love this piece of music and me, Scott [Brown, choreographer], and my coaches decided that it would be nice to keep this program and really grow with it. I have picked a flamenco piece for my short, and I am so excited to start on the choreography. It is a really fun and upbeat piece of music. I always like having a contrast between the two programs, each program tells a different story.

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Artur Gachinski posted excerpts on his vk account from his new long program, Anna Karenina, choreographed by Yuri Smekalov (who also did his "Narcissus" and Plushenko's "Nijinsky"). No word on the short yet. Tumblr post with the videos embedded.

Evgeni Plushenko tweeted that he was enjoying hanging out with Yanni (the artist who did his "Storm" SP music) and working on new music, but nothing confirmed yet.

Aaron and Settlage will be skating to "Smile," in a version by Itzhak Perlman, for their short program next season. Caterina Lindgren choreographed the program. Julie Marcotte is going to choreograph their free skate in a couple of weeks.

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Angela Wang, who will continue to skate senior nationally and junior internationally next season, is also getting two new programs. Tom Dickson is choreographing the short to "A Beautiful Storm" by Jennifer Thomas. Wang couldn't quite remember the name of her free skate music; Lindgren is the choreographer.

"The long is more Spanish, I think," she said. "We just started it, and I haven't really listened to it a lot yet."

This is the type of music you'd expect Adam to skate to...and that's not a bad thing. Looks like his coaches are working on his stroking. Blades not very noiseless but stroking is quicker and looks less labored. He got through that program easily even though he looks in more off-season shape.
Some delicious moments in the program and totally floored by the layback at the end. Wheretheheck has that element been all his career??? I know he has given us peaks but not like that.

Keep an eye on skaters who did not go to 4CC, Euros or Worlds this year. A few just may be ready to bring it next year. MT/M are an example from this past year. They looked ready for worlds at summer comps.

Not sure if this is news ... but Brian Joubert said in a recent TV interview (after Worlds ... I can't find the link) that he really likes the "Gladiator" programme and wants to keep it for Sochi .... but that he'll be "in discussion" with the French Federation.

I can personally see why he likes the programme ... all the times he skated it this season (Challenge Cup, Euros, Worlds, WTT), he did so with conviction. The trouble is that the judges don't seem to approve of it v. much. Then on the other hand, if medals are sort of out of the question anyway, I hope very much that he can just skate a clean or clean-ish long programme in the Olympics (unlike those nervy performances he displayed in Salt Lake, Torino and Vancouver) and finish his career on a high note.

Not sure if this is news ... but Brian Joubert said in a recent TV interview (after Worlds ... I can't find the link) that he really likes the "Gladiator" programme and wants to keep it for Sochi .... but that he'll be "in discussion" with the French Federation.

I can personally see why he likes the programme ... all the times he skated it this season (Challenge Cup, Euros, Worlds, WTT), he did so with conviction. The trouble is that the judges don't seem to approve of it v. much. Then on the other hand, if medals are sort of out of the question anyway, I hope very much that he can just skate a clean or clean-ish long programme in the Olympics (unlike those nervy performances he displayed in Salt Lake, Torino and Vancouver) and finish his career on a high note.

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Come on Brian! Skate to Matrix one last time. You know you want it so bad.

Not sure if this is news ... but Brian Joubert said in a recent TV interview (after Worlds ... I can't find the link) that he really likes the "Gladiator" programme and wants to keep it for Sochi .... but that he'll be "in discussion" with the French Federation.

I can personally see why he likes the programme ... all the times he skated it this season (Challenge Cup, Euros, Worlds, WTT), he did so with conviction. The trouble is that the judges don't seem to approve of it v. much. Then on the other hand, if medals are sort of out of the question anyway, I hope very much that he can just skate a clean or clean-ish long programme in the Olympics (unlike those nervy performances he displayed in Salt Lake, Torino and Vancouver) and finish his career on a high note.

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Actually, the judges seem to approve in terms of PCS but not TES. Joubert and Katia Krier need to work on a better jump layout and other details; if he can skate it well with stronger content, it should score well overall and give him an outside shot at a medal.

His summer training will look something like this: "I am leaving for Colorado Springs around June 6 and will stay there for 2-3 weeks to train at the club where Catarina Lindgren, one of my choreographers works. Then I will go back home and train at our Luleå camp around July 1-13. I will also train with the Russians when they come to Luleå for their 3 weeks summer camp. We (Irina and Alexander senior) will make the new programs this weekend, together with Catarina (Lindgren) in Luleå."

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Misha Ge (UZB) tweeted in the first week of April:

Every year in season i'm doing something different,something challenging,something creative,something new.And next year i will do it as well
This year on competition you watched "Funny Misha" ,next year you will see "Serious Misha" , but it will be in my own way . #MGStyle
But im happy to to say that with My Choreographer (Misha Ge) and my coaches Larisa and Jun Ge (My Parents) help we done good job on programs
In these days we've done and make 80% of our both SP and FP for 13-14 Season,and also also ive make two new Gala Show Program #WorkDone !

The skater will keep this year&#8217;s short program, Elegie in E Flat Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff, that was choreographed by 2008 world champion Jeffrey Buttle, also part of this year&#8217;s Stars On Ice tour.

In Toronto, he will work with [David] Wilson on creating a new long program.

Excited by the new collaboration of Robin Cousin and Jeremy Abbott. I expect another classic mens program from these two although I predict it might be more experimental and unconventional/contemporary than classic. Really looking forward to it. Robin has a way of making programs that doesn't feel too COP if that makes sense. Love his work for Cheltzie Lee.

Not so excited about Patrick keep his Elegie for the 3rd year. Love the program since its inception at the Gala, but if Patrick really want to expand his artistry, he really need NEW programs and take some risks. Go for glory, not safe and tested. Decisions like this makes him terribly unexciting and I actually want to root for him.

Not so excited about Patrick keep his Elegie for the 3rd year. Love the program since its inception at the Gala, but if Patrick really want to expand his artistry, he really need NEW programs and take some risks. Go for glory, not safe and tested. Decisions like this makes him terribly unexciting and I actually want to root for him.

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He's bringing it back as a competitive program for the second year, not third. I don't count a single gala performance as a season. It's a good program, so I don't mind him recycling.

Chan has always kept programs for two seasons, last season was an exception and I wonder if he feels that some of his technical struggles had to do with having two new programs.

I loved Patrick's SP and thought that Jeff really worked wonders with him. I kind of wish Jeff was doing his LP as well, but oh well. And I'm impressed that Radford is composing D/R's SP. Major props for that.

Thanks everyone for all the info. Can't wait to see what the other skaters come up with.
I am glad Jeremy is going back to his Muse FP. I hope he can skate it to its full potential, it's a glorious program!

* Joubert is keeping his Gladiator LP and will have a new SP; he says in the article that he's never done two new programs in a season, which is, of course, incorrect.
* Yretha Silete will use the programs she had prepared for the 2012-13 season. Does anyone know what those were? I can't remember if they were ever announced.
* Pechalat/Bourzat are working with Laurie May and Julien Cottereau, and will provide details about their programs in late June. That Cottereau is involved again suggests that they will buck the usual Olympic trend of a heavy, dramatic program.

I'd love to see Pechalat and Bourzat go with something period and beautiful... like "Legends Of The Fall" or something. They could pull it off and they really need that kind of a program to get back up there and stay up there in medal contention. Loved the Rolling Stones program personally, but after what happened at Worlds, I think it's a sign they need to go with the status quo to get the results. It worked for Rakhamo and Kokko and Drobiazko and Vanagas back in the day.

* Joubert is keeping his Gladiator LP and will have a new SP; he says in the article that he's never done two new programs in a season, which is, of course, incorrect.
* Yretha Silete will use the programs she had prepared for the 2012-13 season. Does anyone know what those were? I can't remember if they were ever announced.
* Pechalat/Bourzat are working with Laurie May and Julien Cottereau, and will provide details about their programs in late June. That Cottereau is involved again suggests that they will buck the usual Olympic trend of a heavy, dramatic program.

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Really? I had the opposite impression:

The duo has elected to create their programs with their longtime choreographer, Laurie May, and renowned comedian and clown Julien Cottereau, with whom they created their "Circus" and "Charlie Chaplin" routines.

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I think their Circus and Chaplin were far from heavy and dramatic. Probably two of my favourite programs they've done in terms of interpretation and bringing out their personalities.

In the same blog article Stephen Carriere revealed his choreographers but not his program music:

Carriere revealed that Tanith Belbin has choreographed his new short program and that David Wilson did the free skate. He declined to say what his music is, but said he plans to compete at Liberty and as many summer competitions as he can.

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Ditto for Ross Miner and the Shibutanis:

...Miner will head straight to Colorado to get a new free skate from Tom Dickson. He doesn't know what the music will be yet, though.

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The Shibutanis were, as always, diplomatic and cagey about revealing anything much at all about their programs or plans.
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Maia revealed that the brother and sister have been working with ballroom dancer Corky Ballas again. In fact, they had spent the previous week staying at his house in Houston.
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"We got a lot of work done," Alex went on. "Marina was very happy with what we brought back. We worked a little in the studio, in his living room, and at a local rink nearby. We have a really good rhythm to our working relationship with him, and it was really easy this time around.